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  1. Escape from Hunger (1985)

    Director
    Alan Pendry
    Producer
    Robin Jackson
    Subject
    Agriculture; Development studies
    Distribution
    Out of distribution

    Examines why many of the rural population in the Third World face a perpetual struggle to provide enough food, due partly to the an adverse climate and unsuitable agricultural land. The problem is compounded...

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  2. Search for Oil (1984)

    Director
    Clive Mitchell
    Producer
    Peter Bradford
    Subject
    Geology; Technology
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 19 min.

    A survey of modern techniques and equipment used by geologists to visualise underground geological formations in order to help locate reserves of oil and gas. Shows seismic and magnetic surveys in operation...

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  3. River Must Live, The (1976 Video)

    Director
    Alan Pendry
    Producer
    Douglas Gordon
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 21 min.

    Shows what happens when a river is overloaded with more waste than it can absorb, and the consequences to those who depend on it. Shows in microscopic detail the organisms which preserve the balance of life...

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  4. Acting in Turn (1974)

    Director
    Robin Jackson
    Producer
    George Seager
    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 20 min.

    Traces the development of the gear from the first recorded use in a crude form over two thousand years ago to its widespread use in many forms today. A lever is a means of transferring power. The gear wheel...

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  5. Unseen Enemies (1974)

    Director
    Michael Clarke
    Producer
    Stuart Legg
    Subject
    Development studies; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocasette. U-matic, VHS. col. 27 min.

    Shows the widespread suffering due to endemic disease, using as examples the tropical diseases malaria, filariasis and trachoma. The sources of the diseases and the measures used to eliminate them, both...

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  6. Distillation2 (1966)

    Director
    Rodney Giesler
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 14 min.

    Demonstration of the separation of hydrocarbon compounds in crude oil. Using models, the working of the fractionating tower in a distillation unit is shown. Shows a few of the varied uses of the finished...

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  7. Darwin and the Insects of Brazil (1958 Film)

    Producer
    H B D Kettlewell
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Study of insect adaptation, with reference to the voyage of the ‘Beagle’ in 1831, which took Darwin to Brazil. Produced for the Darwin-Wallace centenary of 1958.

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  8. Rival World, The (1955)

    Director
    Bert Haanstra
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 26 min.

    Shows some 30 insects and their beneficial or harmful effects. Emphasises the desert locust and its organised scientific control. The film is valuable for its exceptionally good visual material which shows...

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